The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir
1974-05-02


5.7
100 min

Part One, "The Last Christmas Dinner," is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless. Part Two, "The Electric Floor Polisher," is an opera-like story of a woman who is obsessed with polishing her floors. Part Three is a musical interlude featuring Jeanne Moreau singing "When Love Dies." Part Four, "The Virtue of Tolerance," concerns an old man, his young wife, and how they come to terms when she has an affair with a man her own age.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jeanne Moreau The Singer (segment "Quand l'amour meurt") Unowned
Nino Formicola The Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon") Unowned
Milly Female Bum (segment "Le dernier réveillon") Unowned
Fernand Sardou Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot") Unowned
Françoise Arnoul Isabelle Duvallier (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot") Unowned
Marguerite Cassan Émilie (segment "La cireuse électrique") Unowned
Pierre Olaf Gustave, the Husband (episode "La cireuse électrique") Unowned
Jacques Dynam Jules, the Second Husband (segment "La cireuse électrique") Unowned
Jean Carmet Doctor Féraud (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot") Unowned
Dominique Labourier Paulette (segment "Le roi d'Yvetot") Unowned
Roland Bertin Gontran (segment "Le dernier réveillon") Unowned
André Dumas le Gérant (segment "Le dernier réveillon") Unowned
Jean-Louis Tristan le Représentant (segment "La cireuse électrique") Unowned